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Black Friday scams are becoming more “sophisticated” with nearly a quarter of 18 to 34-year olds stating they’d fallen victim to fraud on the day.

Black Friday 2019 to see slowest growth on record “and may potentially even be completely flat”

November 14, 2019

Christmas, ecommerce, IMRG, Online retail

Black Friday and Christmas trading peaks are unlikely to save online retail sales for the year coming significantly below expectations. IMRG predicted at the start of 2019 that the online…

Social media is posing a significant threat to retailers as increasing numbers of manufacturers use online platforms to bypass them and sell directly to the consumer.

European retail growth will remain “sluggish” thanks to ecommerce

October 1, 2019

Ben Stevens

Industry

Asos, Boohoo, European retail sales, Moody's, Online retail

Online retail growth is set to dampen overall retail growth across Europe over the next year, according to a new report from financial giant Moody’s. Moody’s annual European retail sector…

Ecommerce sales by UK business grew by the largest amount since records began in 2018 topping £688 billion.

Online retail sales see biggest fall since 2015

September 19, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News

ecommerce, Office for National Statistics, Online retail, ONS, retail sales

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Online retail sales volumes in August saw the biggest monthly fall since 2015, leading to an unexpected decline in overall retail sales in the UK. “Non-store” retailing, predominantly online shopping,…

Ecommerce retailers see more than 30 per cent of their traffic come from bots, as automated attacks on online retailers become more sophisticated.

30% of all ecommerce traffic comes from bots

September 19, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News, Security

bots, ecommerce, imperva, Online retail, security

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Ecommerce retailers see more than 30 per cent of their traffic come from bots, as automated attacks on online retailers become more sophisticated. Bot’s account for a staggering percentage of…

UK online retail sales have jumped 16 per cent over the past year thanks to the continued popularity of online-only brands.

UK online retail sales grew 16% to £8.2bn over last year

August 5, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry

ecommerce, Online retail, RPC, UK

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UK online retail sales have jumped 16 per cent over the past year thanks to the continued popularity of online-only brands. Ecommerce retailers saw sales increase to £8.2 billion in…

Smartphones are now the preferred method of online shopping in the UK, with 53 per cent of consumers stating they favour them over laptops, desktops and tablets.

Online retail overtakes physical in US for first time in history

April 3, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News

Bespoke Investment Group, Commerce Department, Online retail, Paul Hickey

Online retail has overtaken physical retail in the US for the first time since records began, marking a major milestone in the evolution of the retail industry. According to a…

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Black Friday 2019 to see slowest growth on record “and may potentially even be completely flat”

European retail growth will remain “sluggish” thanks to ecommerce

Online retail sales see biggest fall since 2015

30% of all ecommerce traffic comes from bots

UK online retail sales grew 16% to £8.2bn over last year

Online retail overtakes physical in US for first time in history

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